The Captain's Cabin- March on….

[kerick]

Please include some pics for us! I'm dying to see this one.

[Captain Canada]

You bet ! I'll start a new thread and post up some pics tonite. I promise !

[Captain Canada]

Busy weekend work/kids sports/ too many pops.....not much to report !

Now we're on the road for work again...hopefully I can check in with an update or two.

[Captain Canada]

No ! Stupid me left it too late and didn't have a single thing ready.....panick pack and out the door !

[Captain Canada]

I'm sat in my hotel with no company but Harry the road trip Harrier, and now I'm thinking Harrier.

I have a 350 scale Tamiya Tirpitz that's half built, and I think I have even gone as far as cutting out a large styrene flight deck for it. Somewhere I have a drawing of my idea. Now that has me thinking about all the boat projects I have on the go......

[Captain Canada]

Now I'm thinking Shackleton. Hmmmm....what to do ? Defo a twin engined variant. A full set of props/ engines for a Sunderland. An earlier tail-dragger. A late model RCAF SAR bird.

Ugh.

[The Rat]

I've had various ideas for an updated Sunderland. Turboprops, either four small or two big, squared off wing and empennage tips, searchlight, radar nose, MAD boom at the rear.

[kitnut617]

I've had various ideas for an updated Sunderland. Turboprops, either four small or two big, squared off wing and empennage tips, searchlight, radar nose, MAD boom at the rear.

Dart powered maybe

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa263/kitnut617/Short%20Sunderland%20Turboprop%20Amphibian/Sunderlandnacelles009_zpsacf19368.jpg

[Mossie]

Water bomber?

[kitnut617]

Water bomber?

Definitely !!   and amphibian   

[Captain Canada]

Not a big fan of the amphib idea......such a big bulky bird already, the amphib gear on such an a/c would have been heavy and cumbersome.

[kitnut617]

Well it's not too cumbersome

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa263/kitnut617/Short%20Sunderland%20Turboprop%20Amphibian/Sunderlanducbays019_zps8326ca3d.jpg

[Captain Canada]

Ya that does look pretty good !

[PR19_Kit]

Well it's not too cumbersome

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa263/kitnut617/Short%20Sunderland%20Turboprop%20Amphibian/Sunderlanducbays019_zps8326ca3d.jpg

Is that a 1/48 PBY landing gear grafted onto a 1/72 Sunderland? If so it works VERY well! 

[lenny100]

sure its not real , looks so right